Our members have spoken – the City of Brotherly Love is a great place to go veg. Philly is famous for its food, but most of it isn’t very animal friendly. The good news is that there are some great vegan and vegetarian restaurants in the city, and they get rave reviews from their customers. With 22 restaurants listed on HappyCow, Philadelphia cooks up some unique food, and the chance…
It’s no surprise that one of the largest growing cities in the US is bursting with vegetarian and vegan food trucks and trailers. What can I say? Austin is hip and comes up in spades with veg options. The food truck scene is becoming more and more popular. Austin is filled with food trailer parks with a variety of options and chairs and tables to dine at. Since it is…
Karyn’s Fresh Corner 1901 N Halsted Chicago Illinois 60614 312-255-1590 Owner: Karyn Calabrese Is this your first restaurant? First restaurant but second location. What made you decide to open a vegetarian/vegan restaurant? I started being a vegetarian in my 20’s, that was over 40 years ago and there was not any place to eat, especially when I started moving into a completely plant based diet. I wanted to be able…
Stuff I Eat 114 N Market St (at S La Brea) Inglewood, California 90301 310-671-0115 Owner: Babette Is this your first restaurant? Yes What has been your greatest professional success and your biggest setback? Greatest success was getting the doors open after 4 years of remodeling! Biggest setback? hmm not being able to hire more employees. (photo by My Vegan Girlfriend) What is your favorite dish on the menu? It was the…
Summer is in full force here in Texas. That means hot weather, dips at Barton Springs, and a desire to have a refreshing meal that’s going to cool you off. Today we talk about 5 restaurants that are perfect for summer meals because they have delicious raw menu items, cooling juices, or a perfect patio to enjoy a summer cocktail. What are your favorite restaurants for summer noshing? Leave in…
It’s that time of the year to shower your loved ones with kisses, roses, chocolates, and fancy dinners. Even if you aren’t in a relationship you can take your best friend or yourself out for a night on the town and a lovely meal at one of these restaurants. We polled our Facebook fans and asked if you could take your sweetheart anywhere in the world for Valentine’s Day where…
Follow Your Heart 21825 Sherman Way (at Topanga Canyon Blvd) Canoga Park, California 91303 818-348-3240 Follow Your Heart is one of a kind. It is an all vegetarian grocery with a vegetarian cafe attached. They arguably have the best breakfast and brunch in all of Los Angeles and they open early! Not to mention they produce some of our favorites products (hello Vegenaise!). If you are ever in LA it’s worth the…
It’s a good time to be vegetarian or vegan! Even in small cities, new veg restaurants are popping up making it easier than ever to get a wholesome vegetarian meal. I wanted to recognize these small town restaurants that are going against the grain and taking chances in their communities to offer healthful food for everyone. As you can tell from our new Restaurateur Interview Series, opening a restaurant is…
Restaurant: Dandelion Communitea Cafe 618 N Thornton Ave (at downtown) Orlando, Florida 32803 Owner or Chef’s Name: Julie Norris (her blog) Is this your first restaurant? Yes What has been your greatest professional success and your biggest setback? Our greatest success has been from the relationships that have formed over the years with our patrons. We were an instant institution within the first year of opening and have be so grateful…
As far as the United States is concerned I think Los Angeles has the most vegetarian and vegan restaurants by far. It’s also the home to many of the finest and diverse ethnic foods. They’ve got it all! Here are HappyCow’s top-rated ethnic restaurants in Los Angeles. Shojin 333 S Alameda St Unit 310 (at 3rd St, in Little Tokyo Square 3rd floor above supermarket) Los Angeles, California 90013 213-617-0305 For gourmet,…
Restaurant: The Veggie Grill Many locations across Southern California Owner: T.K. Pillan, Co-Founder Is this your first restaurant? Yes, Veggie Grill was my first restaurant, but we’ve now opened seven. If no, what made you decide to open a vegetarian/vegan restaurant? I’ll answer this anyways. We started The Veggie Grill because we had a personal passion for (1) the need for delicious, wholesome, convenient food and (2) the opportunity to show people how…
With the recent US and Canada premieres of the documentary Forks Over Knives, many of your non-veg friends are wanting you to take them to the best vegetarian restaurants. When someone is just transitioning to the veg diet, I think it’s important to take them to a restaurant that has something familiar to them. Do they live in the south and love comfort food? Take them somewhere that has vegan…